Organisation: US Senate

The US Defend Trade Secrets Act eight years on

IAM spoke to James Pooley, a Silicon Valley lawyer who was instrumental in the DTSA’s creation, to reflect on the changes it has brought in and what’s coming next

14 May 2024

Leading US patent judge Leonard Stark’s Federal Circuit track record

Stark is celebrating two years on the appeals court bench, during which time he has written seven precedential rulings

11 March 2024

Northern California, New Jersey judicial nominees advance to Senate vote

Chief IP officers with patent cases pending before these two important US district courts will want to study the patent litigation track records of Judges Eumi K Lee and Edward S Kiel

04 December 2023

Permanent injunctions by US courts in the post-eBay era

As reform advocates push for legislation to restore injunctive relief to patent cases, Docket Navigator data shows the rare cases that can still win injunctions under the challenging eBay test

06 November 2023

US patent eligibility bill will level the playing field for US innovators

Saturday Opinion: Chief IP officers should be acutely aware of this legislation’s profound implications, especially for medical devices, AI, and healthcare

07 October 2023

Important US patent judges celebrate milestone anniversaries

Docket Navigator shows the patent litigation track records of Federal Circuit Judge Tiffany Cunningham on her two-year anniversary and Delaware US District Judge Gregory Williams after one year of service

04 September 2023

Magistrate Judge Jennifer L Hall has ‘impeccable credentials’ for Delaware judge nomination

Docket Navigator shows Hall has presided over nearly 190 patent cases as a judge and previously had patent litigation experience in private practice

10 July 2023

US PTAB invalidation rates under the microscope as reform bill refiled

It’s true that patent holders rarely score a full win after a petition has been instituted, but the invalidation rate isn’t as high as some have said

26 June 2023

If Leahy’s PTAB bill was a dark night for patentees, Coons’ legislation is daylight

Saturday opinion: The proposal to reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board could not be more pro-patentee compared to former Senator Patrick Leahy’s attempt last Congress

24 June 2023

BREAKING: US Senators Tillis and Coons re-file patent eligibility bill

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act aims to repair damage from US jurisprudence that Tillis says “is undermining American innovation and allowing foreign adversaries like China to overtake us”

22 June 2023